Kakwa Wildland Park is a
provincial park
Ischigualasto Provincial Park
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in the
Rocky Mountain Foothills
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The Rocky M ...
just east of the
northern Canadian Rockies, in
Alberta
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,
Canada
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, immediately east of the border with British Columbia at the
120th meridian west
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The 120th meridian west forms a great ...
. The park is home to Alberta's tallest
waterfall
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Waterfalls can be formed in severa ...
, the Kakwa Falls, which is 30 metres tall.
It adjoins
Willmore Wilderness Park
Willmore Wilderness Park, located in Alberta, Canada, is a wilderness area adjacent to Jasper National Park. It is lesser known and less visited than Jasper National Park. There are no public roads, bridges or buildings. There are, however, seve ...
and British Columbia's
Kakwa Provincial Park and Protected Area
Kakwa Provincial Park and Protected Area is a 170,890 ha provincial park in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The park preserves the southernmost portion of the Hart Ranges and the northernmost portion of the Continental Ranges. The park als ...
and together with them comprises the first interprovincial park shared between BC and Alberta.
It takes the name from ''Kakwa'', the
Cree word for
porcupine.
See also
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List of Alberta provincial parks
This is a list of protected areas of Alberta. Protected areas are managed by the Government of Canada or the Government of Alberta. The provincial government owns 60% of Alberta's landmass but most of this has not been formally p ...
*
Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park
Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park is a natural park in Canada straddling the Alberta / Saskatchewan boundary and jointly administered by the two provinces. Located south-east of Medicine Hat, it became Canada's first interprovincial park in ...
(Alberta-Saskatchewan)
References
Municipal District of Greenview No. 16
Parks in Alberta
Parks in the Canadian Rockies
Protected areas established in 1996
1996 establishments in Alberta
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